At each tournament, the same questions that come up for the stars of the circuit to find out their opinion on the angry subject in golf in recent weeks: the LIV Tour.

This famous circuit created from scratch by Saudi Arabia, which has managed to attract certain big names (a little on the decline) of the little white ball and amateurs based on millions of dollars.

For participating in this LIV Tour, golfers were fired from the historic PGA Tour.

And could also be Majors, like the British Open, which begins Thursday, on the famous course of Saint Andrews.

“We would have preferred that he not play the LIV.

But when you put so much money on the table, it's normal for players, who don't necessarily have solid principles of loyalty, to make this decision.

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— Antoine Huot (@AntoineHuot) June 29, 2022


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"They have turned their backs on what allowed them to get where they are," commented Tiger Woods, who will be well in Scotland this weekend.

Some players don't even have a history on the [PGA] Tour.

They went directly from the amateur circuit to this organization without ever having the opportunity to feel what it is like to play on the circuit or in the big tournaments.

Some of these players may never be able to play a Major, never have the chance to play at Saint Andrews, to walk the fairways of Augusta.

That, to me, is incomprehensible.

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“They are older and less physically strong”

Tiger Woods notably criticized the new format of this LIV Tour: “They are paid a lot of money in advance to play a few 54-hole tournaments [in three days instead of 72 holes in four rounds on the classic circuit].

I can understand that the senior circuit is 54 holes, they are older and less physically strong.

But when you're young, and some of those players are kids coming from amateur golf, playing 72 holes is part of the difficulty of the game."

A final salvo to finish off the dissidents?

“I don't see how this move [to LIV] can be a positive in the long run for many of these players, especially if LIV doesn't get world ranking points and Majors don't change their criteria. 'admission.

It would be sad to see some of these young players never set foot on these sacred courses.

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